IZTECH Faculty of Architecture Fall 2018 AR 101 Introduction to Design Instructors Tonguç Akış / Zeynep Aktüre / Işın Can / Sema Doğan / Yankı Göktepe / Nilüfer Talu Hatice Aktürk Ablan / Yelin Demir / Nil Nadire Gelişkan / İlker Gücü / Gülçin Özen Işılay Tiarnagh Sheridan / Nazlı Taraz / Barış Ali Timur / Mina Yavuz
WEEK DATE CONTENT 1 Oct Monday BASIC VOCABULARY Ass_01: Basic Vocabulary Week 1 4 Oct Thursday intro into design vocabulary collective + individual work 8 Oct Monday BODY / MOVEMENT / SPACE duration: 1 week Week 2 11 Oct Thursday intro into body-space relations 15 Oct Monday ABSTRACTION LINE / COMPOSITION Week 3 Ass_02: Body /Movement / Space 18 Oct Thursday 2D visualization & abstraction collective work 22 Oct Monday 2D semi-abstract composition Week 4 duration: 1 week 25 Oct Thursday colouring design 39 Oct Monday 2D+3D ABSTRACTION+COMPOSITION Week 5 Ass_03: Abstraction Line 1 Nov Thursday information poster 5 Nov Monday 2D abstraction & pattern, with colour individual + collective work Week 6 8 Nov Thursday 3D composition, with colour duration: 2 weeks 12 Nov Monday ENVELOPING VOIDS Week 7 15 Nov Thursday poster presenting design ideas Ass_04: Abstraction / Composition 19 Nov Monday 3D volumetric composition individual work Week 8 22 Nov Thursday light & transparency in design duration: 2 weeks 26 Nov Monday LIGHT-BOX Week 9 29 Nov Thursday composition with light & shadow Ass_05: Enveloping Voids 3 Dec Monday composition with colour Week 10 individual work 6 Dec Thursday composition with solids duration: 2 weeks 10 Dec Monday VOLUMETRIC LIGHT COMPOSITION Week 11 13 Dec Thursday experiencing space Ass_06: Light-Box 17 Dec Monday cataloguing spatial experience Week 12 20 Dec Thursday creating spatio-light experience collective + individual work 24 Dec Monday 3D composition duration: 2 weeks Week 13 27 Dec Thursday 2D representation of 3D experience 1 Jan Monday Ass_07: Volumetric Light Composition Week 14 4 Jan Thursday collective + individual work 7 Jan Monday duration: 4 weeks Week 15 10 Jan Tuesday review of the final project 11 Jan Friday review of the final project
Assignment_01: Basic Vocabulary Icebreaking studio work in groups of 15, with each student producing a 2D and a 3D composition out of used newspaper to explain to their group mates one of the selected words in the following list: abstraction / analogy / asymmetry / axis / background / balance / base / beauty / centrality / colour / composition / continuity / contrast / craftsmanship / depth / design element / design field / designer / difference / direction / disorder / dominance / emphasis / equality / figure / foreground / form / gradation / ground / grouping / harmony / hierarchy / irregularity / linearity / linkage / material / movement / observer / order / orientation / pattern / planarity / position / proportion / proximity/ radiality / repetition / representation / rhythm / rule / shape / sign / size / solid / symbolism / symmetry / texture / thickness / transparency / unity / variation / visualization / void / volume Followed by individual research on the verbal descriptions and examples of the same concepts, in dictionaries and other sources. 3D compositions were revised and information sheet s on each word was prepared in the light of this research.
Assignment_02: Body / Movement / Space Choreographing Space through Body Movement Another icebreaking activity was a series of exercises in IZTECH Sports Hall under the guidance of Fırat Neziroğlu . We extend our thanks to Fırat for the continual support he provides for this group of exercises in our programme, and especially for his energy. abstraction / analogy / asymmetry / axis / background / balance / base / beauty / centrality / colour / composition / continuity / contrast / craftsmanship / depth / design element / design field / designer / difference / direction / disorder / dominance / emphasis / equality / figure / foreground / form / gradation / ground / grouping / harmony / hierarchy / irregularity / linearity / linkage / material / movement / observer / order / orientation / pattern / planarity / position / proportion / proximity / radiality / repetition / representation / rhythm / rule / shape / sign / size / solid / symbolism / symmetry / texture / thickness / transparency / unity / variation / visualization / void / volume Goals to Achieve Ability to understand the kinesphere Ability to conceive body-space relationship Method Active and interactive use of the human body
Assignment_02: Body / Movement / Space Choreographing Space through Body Movement A choreography for a public open space of IZTECH in groups of 8-9, related with the physical context, and human scale experience of the spaces (including their sounds and noises, smells and textures, etc). Focus on vertical/horizontal movements and displacements in space already experienced in the Sports Hall, using the composition principles introduced in the first assignment. Eventuating in a 3 minute video produced from recordings on the spot and an A3 size poster explaining the choreography through a selection of 3 phases structurally explained by diagrammatic drawings (top view and elevation). List of Spaces Courtyard of Faculty of Science Foyer of Swimming Pool Amphitheater of Library Green Path of Festival Area Courtyard of Innovation Building Stage of Festival Area Goals to Achieve Ability to understand the kinesphere Ability to conceive body-space relationship Ability to control the design field Ability to develop design ideas Ability to use different media Method Producing videos and using composition principles Producing 2D representation of the choreography
Exploration of the essence of a natural Assignment_03a: Abstraction Line of a Natural Object object (i.e. fruit or vegetable) through a Fruits and Vegetables set of representations that create an abstraction line from realistic to abstract . The exercise involved slicing the object to explore its skins, solids, voids, layers, thicknesses, textures, and colours. The abstraction line consisted of minimum 7 maximum 14 A4 sheets , of: • Photographs • Realistic Sketches • Analysis of Basic Elements (i.e. point, line, plane, volume) and Visual Aspects (i.e. shape, size, colour, texture) • Geometrical Analysis to explore relations between constituent elements (i.e. directions, positions, proportions, dimensions, axii, centers). • Main Characteristic(s) of the Object based on size, colour, shape, form, texture, density, etc. expressed by a motto. • Abstraction through elimination of details, reduction and simplification to isolate the Essential Formal Properties of the Physical Object Goals to Achieve Development of representation skills Development of abstraction skills Improvement of visual sophistication Lecture_01: Abstraction and Visualization Method Lecture_02: Sketching Taking Photographs Production of 2D Sketches Production of 2D Analytic Drawings
Assignment_03a: Abstraction Line of a Natural Object Fruits and Vegetables
Assignment_03b: Compositions with Abstractions of a Natural Object Fruits and Vegetables Semi-abstract B&W , B&W&2Grays , B&W&2Grays+One Colour compositions on the basis of the analysis in the Abstraction Line to convey an idea related to the analysed natural object by employing a selected composition principle, i.e.: asymmetry / balance / centrality / continuity / contrast / difference / dominance / emphasis / equality / harmony / hierarchy / linearity / radiality / repetition symmetry unity / Focusing on the selection of design elements, their geometrical relations, and figure-ground relations. Lecture_03: 2D Composition Lecture_04: Colour Goals to Achieve Development of composition Development of representation skills Method Production of 2D composition Cut and paste technique Painting technique (gouache)
Assignment_03b: Compositions with Abstractions of a Natural Object Fruits and Vegetables
Assignment_03c: Compositions with Abstractions of a Natural Object Fruits and Vegetables
Assignment_04a: Exploring a Man-Made Object Excursion 01: Key Museum, Torbalı & Steam Locomotive Museum, Selçuk Research on and examination of selected vehicles exhibited in Key Museum in Torbalı and Steam Locomotive Museum in S elçuk . 50x70 cm information posters on the physical characteristics (i.e. solids and voids, components, materials etc.) and performance of the vehicles. Goals to Achieve Understanding content Understanding design field Understanding design ideas Understanding forms Method Forming content Developing design ideas Organizing design field Producing forms
Assignment_04b: Presenting a Man-Made Object Cars & Locomotives
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